I live in the UK & had Glandular Fever as a teenager , which is Epstein-Barr infection , & this definitely triggered my Fibro according to my Pain Consultant . This is also linked to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

I would like to believe this is it so I could actually put my finger on a cause and not always wondering what happened to me. Sometimes I feel hopeless because no one can actually say this is what you have and you have it because......I'll keep reading.

get the manual/book called Fibromyalgia Myofacial Pain Syndrome. Books a million has it for less then 25.00. I used it to teach a class on everything that had to do with Fibromyalgia and how it relates to other illnesses. Hope this helps.

The whole article was amazingly true of my life as well! Mononucleosis/Glandular fever twice in 1989, huge knot in neck glands in 1989, CFS diagnosis soon after. Following years Autoimmune disorder, ANA titer high, Mixed Connective tissue Disorder/Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease, Fibromyalgia, Depression ...

Whether the root of our conditions or not I definitely find it interesting and the tips are healthy. Something has to give.